Recently, equity, diversity, and inclusion have been the core tenets of left-wing political orthodoxy. So, with the news that Elon Musk would be leading a group of investors purchasing Twitter, one would think this would be celebrated by many on the Left. After all, an immigrant from Africa who received an Ivy League education and became a business owner and now leads one of the world’s largest social media and tech companies should be the symbolic “dream” for Democrats and liberals. Yet, many have demonstrated a disturbing lack of enthusiasm.
Hardly anybody on the Left seems happy about the African immigrant’s Twitter purchase. Furthermore, many have claimed they would be leaving the platform in protest because they object to Musk’s promise of allowing free speech. It’s odd behavior that should be exposed for its bigotry. After years of proclaiming to want to protect our democracy, many liberals and Democrats have protested protecting one of its hallmarks.
Consider the temper tantrum tweeted by former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. In a recent tweet, Dean said, “Hi Twitterverse. Many thanks for the knowledge and sharing over the past ten years or so. If Musk takes over Twitter I will be off within a few hours. Might be just as well for my well being but I’ve learned a lot of valuable stuff from many of you. Thank you all. Howard.”
Democrat Howard Dean announces, ‘If Musk takes over Twitter I will be off within a few hours’ https://t.co/6IMxmEX6BU
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 26, 2022
Dean deleted his Twitter account soon after the tweet.
Or consider the tweet of race provocateur Shaun King. King was so distraught at Musk owning Twitter that he blamed white power, writing, “At its root, @ElonMusk wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right. It’s about white power. The man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist. He’s upset that Twitter won’t allow white nationalists to target/harass people. That’s his definition of free speech.”
Shaun King is just jealous that @elonmusk is *actually* African-American pic.twitter.com/iZPhoK9Q91
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) April 25, 2022
King also deleted his Twitter account shortly after this tweet.
Of course, at the root of Dean’s and King’s objections is nothing more than bigotry and prejudice — ideological bigotry and prejudice. They, and all of the other liberals and Democrats who posted melodramatic freakouts on Twitter after news of Musk’s purchase, want to do nothing but silence dissenting views and opinions.
These people feel morally superior to those they disagree with and feel such dissidents are not worthy enough to enjoy free speech. They don’t care about racial equity or immigrants or any other causes they allegedly support. All they want to do is have people support, indoctrinate, and reinforce their political ideology. They want to tear down American democracy under the guise of protecting it. Democracy isn’t their ultimate objective — totalitarian absolutism is.
